by J. R. Practix

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Short speech

Midgets and dwarves

Half the distance

Premature evaluation

Amputated proposals

Limited range

Reader’s Digest virgin

Cramped confession

Cut off at the past

Trim the lawn

Losing girth (Brooks) …

And the shortest distance between two pints is one quart.

Above is the abbreviated list of topics I was going to include in my essay. You may now put it together for yourself.